2."The Application of""Multimedia-subject Participation""Teaching Method to Acupuncture-moxibustion Technique Teaching"
Shan MENG ; Yu WANG ; Xiao LIANG ; Yan DU ; Pingping SUN ; Qiuping NONG ; Shudi TANG ; Jinni ZENG
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2016;35(12):1491-1493
Objective To make students at different levels not only learn theoretical knowledge of acupuncture-moxibustion manipulation skills but also achieve full operating training, strengthen the combination of theory and practice and improve the teaching quality of clinical disciplines by applyingmultimedia-subject participationteaching method to acupuncture-moxibustion manipulation techniques in the experimental teaching of acupuncture and moxibustion. Method The students were randomized, according to grade, into experiment (n=114) and control (n=115) groups. The teaching content was the same in the two groups. The experiment group received multimedia-subject participationteaching method. After the multimedia teaching, the students did an independent demonstration and made a self-evaluation, the teachers made a comment and the students did independent practice again in groups. The control group received conventional theory teaching and did practice under demonstration in the experimental lesson. The examination and questionnaire were used as assessment indicators to evaluate the effect ofmultimedia-subject participationteaching method applied to acupuncture-moxibustion technique teaching. Result Statistical analysis was made using the SPSS11.5 statistical software package. The independent samples t-test is used for a between-groups comparison. The statistical result showed that satisfaction was 100%in the experiment group and 75.7%in the control group;there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion Multimedia-subject participationteaching method is an innovation in acupuncture-moxibustion technique teaching and helps the students to better master acupuncture-moxibustion manipulation skills. Mastery of theoretical knowledge before real practice is the key to proficient manipulation. The combination of the two in classroom teaching yields twice the result with half the effort. Carrying out multimedia-subject participation teaching method will help to further deepen the teaching reform and to improve the level and quality of“Acupuncture and Moxibustion”teaching.
3.Discussion on the Treatment of Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy from"Liver Opens at the Eyes"Based on the Imbalance of"Th17/Treg"
Ping WANG ; Yu FU ; Fei DUAN ; Yan YAN ; Shudi WANG ; Ying WANG ; Shuxun YAN
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(10):3394-3400
Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy(TAO)is a refractory disease,which is related to Th17/Treg cellular immune imbalance."liver opens at the eyes"is a systematic summary of the theories of liver disease affecting the eye and eye disease affecting the liver in traditional Chinese medicine,which can guide the clinical diagnosis and treatment of TAO in traditional Chinese medicine.Studies have shown that the treatment of TAO from the perspective of"liver opens at the eyes"can regulate the immune imbalance of Th17/Treg cells to a certain extent,so as to achieve the purpose of disease prevention and treatment.This paper discusses the role of Th17/Treg cellular immune imbalance in TAO,from the aspects of Th17/Treg imbalance promoting the occurrence and development of TAO,the role of"liver opens at the eyes"theory in the etiology and pathogenesis of TAO,and the consistency between"liver opens at the eyes"physiology and Th17/Treg immune balance.In order to reveal the scientific connotation of traditional Chinese medicine in preventing and treating TAO by regulating Th17/Treg imbalance.
4.Active Components of Chinese Medicine Against Liver Fibrosis Based on PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway: A Review
Xing YANG ; Zhen WANG ; Shudi LI ; Jiangkai LIU ; Suling LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(13):230-240
Hepatic fibrosis is a pathological reparative response of the liver to chronic injury and a crucial step in the progression of chronic liver disease, characterized mainly by the activation of hepatic stellate cells and diffuse deposition of extracellular matrix. Currently, there is no ideal specific drug for the treatment of liver fibrosis in clinical practice. In recent years, with the development and progress of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of liver fibrosis, TCM has been widely recognized for its significant therapeutic effect and fewer adverse reactions. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway is an important pathway that affects the formation and development of liver fibrosis. It mainly plays a role in liver fibrosis by inhibiting the activation and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells, promoting their apoptosis, reducing oxidative stress in liver cells, decreasing the deposition of extracellular matrix, and enhancing liver cell autophagy. This article summarized the mechanisms by which Chinese medicinal monomers regulated the PI3K/Akt pathway to exert their effects on liver fibrosis and their synergistic effects with other signaling pathways, providing a theoretical basis and references for the development of new drugs for the treatment of liver fibrosis with TCM.
5.Current research status of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma by regulating the JAK/STAT signaling pathway
Xing YANG ; Shudi LI ; Jiangkai LIU ; Zhen WANG ; Suling LI
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2023;39(11):2718-2729
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the common malignant tumors of the digestive tract and seriously threatens the life of patients due to a high incidence rate, a high degree of malignancy, strong invasion and metastasis, and poor prognosis. At present, the main methods for the prevention and treatment of HCC include drugs, surgery, and interventional treatment, but all of these methods have certain adverse reactions and side effects. As an important intracellular signal transduction pathway in the human body, the JAK/STAT signaling pathway mainly exerts an anti-HCC effect by regulating cell invasion, metastasis, proliferation, growth, apoptosis, autophagy, angiogenesis, inflammation/immune response, iron metabolism, and drug resistance. Therefore, targeting the JAK/STAT signaling pathway plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of the development and progression of HCC. Traditional Chinese medicine has attracted wide attention due to its advantages of multiple targets, pathways, components, and levels in the treatment of HCC, and many cell or animal experiments on traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of HCC have shown that the JAK/STAT signaling pathway is an important target for the prevention and treatment of HCC, with the effects of improving liver function, reducing HCC recurrence, and improving immunity. Based on this, this article analyzes the mechanism of action of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in HCC, as well as the intervention effect of traditional Chinese medicine monomers, traditional Chinese medicine extracts, and traditional Chinese medicine compounds on the JAK/STAT signaling pathway, in order to provide theoretical basis and reference for the prevention and treatment of HCC and the research and development of new traditional Chinese medicine drugs.
6.Network Pharmacology Study on the Mechanism of Couplet Medicine of Tripterygium hypoglaucum -Spatholobus suberectus in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dankai LIU ; Qiang WANG ; Zhenquan WEI ; Xiaobao LIU ; Xuexia ZHENG ; Kai QIAN ; Liying ZENG ; Shudi XU ; Changsong LIN
China Pharmacy 2019;30(19):2639-2644
OBJECTIVE: To study the mechanism of couplet medicine of Tripterygium hypoglaucum-Spatholobus suberectus in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The RA targets were retrieved and obtained by therapeutic target database (TTD), DrugBank and DisGeNET databases, and the protein protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed to screen its key targets. Using oral bioavailability(OB)≥30%, drug like(DL)≥0.18 and drug half-life (HL) ≥4 h as index, active components were obtained from couplet medicine of T. hypoglaucum-S. suberectus by using TCM systematic pharmacological analysis platform (TCMSP) and TCM integrated database (TCMID), and the targets were predicted. The active component-target network of couplet medicine of T. hypoglaucum-S. suberectus was constructed. Systems Dock Web Site online platform and Genomics platform were used to screen the active component and common targets of RA of couplet medicine of T. hypoglaucum-S. suberectus; KEGG signaling pathways of common targets were analyzed by using Cluego plug-in unit of Cytoscape 3.2.1 software. RESULTS: Totally 1 956 RA targets were retrieved, involving 11 key targets [such as IL-6, TNF, VEGFA]. The couplet medicine contained 30 active components (including luteolin, erythroxanthin, β-sitosterol and triptolide) and 229 targets. There were 37 common targets for couplet medicine of T. hypoglaucum-S. suberectus and RA (including MMP2, TNF, VEGFA). KEGG signaling way involved cell apoptosis, IL-17 signaling pathway, Th17 cell differentiation pathway and TNF signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS: The couplet medicine of T. hypoglaucum-S. suberectus may play a role in the treatment of RA by acting on cell apoptosis, IL-17 signaling pathway and other signaling pathways through MMP2, TNF, and VEGFA target. The results of this study can provide a reference for further study on the mechanism of the effects of couplet medicine of T. hypoglaucum-S. suberectus on RA.
7.Signaling pathways involved in the active components of Polygonum cuspidatum in treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their interaction
Shudi LI ; Xinju CHEN ; Jiangkai LIU ; Zhen WANG ; Fei DUAN ; Zhuoya YUAN ; Lei LIANG ; Suling LI
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2022;38(4):902-907
The pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains unclear, and currently no effective drugs have been approved for the treatment of NAFLD. Polygonum cuspidatum is a natural traditional Chinese medicine with a long history of application, and studies have shown that it plays an important role in the treatment of NAFLD. This article summarizes related research findings in the active components of Polygonum cuspidatum applied in the treatment of NAFLD, and it is found that the active components of Polygonum cuspidatum can improve insulin resistance, exert an anti-oxidative stress effect, regulate lipid metabolism, improve endoplasmic reticulum stress, and alleviate inflammatory infiltration by regulating the signaling pathways including Nrf2, AMPK, NF-κB, SIRT1, and PPARα, thereby exerting a preventive and therapeutic effect on NAFLD, so as to provide a basis and ideas for developing drugs for NAFLD and exploring related mechanisms.
8.Preliminary mining and analysis of ADE signal of ofatumumab
Xiaojuan YANG ; Qingwen ZHANG ; Xiaosa DU ; Jinpeng DONG ; Yiming HU ; Shudi WANG ; Yubin FENG
China Pharmacy 2024;35(17):2120-2125
OBJECTIVE To screen potential adverse drug event (ADE) signals for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) with ofatumumab, and to provide reference for the safe use of drugs in clinical practice. METHODS Using “ofatumumab” and the trade name “Kesimpta” as the search keywords, adverse event (AE) reports related to ofatumumab included in FDA Adverse Event Reporting System database from January 2009 to December 2023 were screened, and their reason contained the “multiple sclerosis”; ADE signal mining and analysis were conducted by reporting odds ratio method and proportional reporting ratio method. RESULTS A total of 21 759 eligible AE reports were selected, involving 62 449 AE cases; 27 system organ classes included general diseases and various reactions at the site of administration (15 021 cases), neurological diseases (9 668 cases), infectious and invasive diseases (5 967 cases), injury, poisoning and surgical complications (4 952 cases), musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (4 647 cases). A total of 21 759 AE reports correspond to 606 ADE signals, including 234 ADE positive signals. A total of 107 ADE positive signals were not included in drug instruction of ofatumumab, including flu-like diseases, nasopharyngitis, cough, urinary tract infection, sore throat, insomnia, runny nose, anemia, hair loss, atrial fibrillation, and thrombocytopenia, etc. CONCLUSIONS In the process of using ofatumumab for MS, sufficient attention should be paid to ADE included in drug instructions. The ADE with strong signal strength screened in this study should also be paid special attention to, such as flu-like diseases, hemocytopenia, temperature intolerance, optic neuritis, and moyamoya disease. The increased risk of infection, cardiovascular disease, and potential damage to the respiratory and spiritual systems caused by ofatumumab can not be ignored.